Japanese Olympic Committee official dies in Tokyo subway suicide
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TOKYO - A staff member of the Japanese Olympic Committee (JOC) has reportedly died in a suicide in Tokyo's subway, local broadcaster Nippon Television said on Monday.
Yasushi Moriya, 52, who worked as an accounting manager with JOC, jumped in front of an approaching train from a subway platform Thursday morning. He was sent to a nearby hospital for treatment but died two hours later.
The police have viewed his death as "suicide" but are investigating the details, the television said.
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